Lewis Moody
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke named an unchanged side for Saturday’s vital Absa Currie Cup clash against the Lions at Loftus Versfeld.
Tue, 14 Sep 2010 8:45 (courtesy of iafrica.com)
Forgotten Springbok Earl Rose could pay dearly for the potentially fatal decision to turn down an offer to play Currie Cup rugby with the Leopards. Continue reading
Cheetahs (10) 20 / Blue Bulls (11) 14 (Final Score)
The Cheetahs hosted the Blue Bulls at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
In one of the hardest matches of the season, the Cheetahs held out to win by 6 points, with the Blue Bulls camping on their line.
Cheetahs get 4 Log points, Blue Bulls 1.
We have 1 match on Friday 10 September and 3 matches on Saturday 11 September, with only the match between WP and the Leopards not broadcast on TV in SA.
The games are:
- Pumas vs Sharks – Witbank at 19:10 SA Time on 10 September
- Lions vs Griquas – Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 SA Time on 11 September
- WP vs Leopards – Newlands, Cape Town at 17:00 SA Time on 11 September
- Cheetahs vs Blue Bulls – Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein at 17:05 SA Time on 11 September
The Vodacom Blue Bulls welcomes back Springboks Francois Hougaard, Chiliboy Ralepelle and Flip van der Merwe for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.
“It’s nice to be back.”
The remark by Bakkies Botha could just as well have been the official comment from the Blue Bulls.
Blue Bulls (13) 40 / Sharks (24) 34 (Final Score)
The Blue Bulls hosted the Sharks at Loftus, Pretoria at 19:15 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Blue Bulls fought back from an 11-point halftime score to win a magnificent game, earning their bonus point for tries, winning 40 / 34.
The Sharks get one Log point for losing by less than 7 points.
This win was absolutely crucial for the Blue Bulls Currie Cup aspirations.
Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has opted for prop power on his substitutes bench and kicking options in the backline for Saturday’s Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Pretoria.
The Blue Bulls Company has decided to grant Bees Roux some leave until further notice and to exempt him from his rugby obligations for the time being.
The Pumas secured a historic home win in the first rugby match at the Mbombela Stadium, snatching a 22-21 Currie Cup victory over the Blue Bulls in Nelspruit on Friday night.
Pumas (10) 22 / Blue Bulls (11) 21 (Final Score)
The Barloworld Toyota Pumas hosted the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 7 on DSTV in SA.
The Pumas scored 4 tries, earning their bonus point and showed massive heart to beat the Bulls 22 / 21.
Well done Pumas.
The 4 Currie Cup Premier Division games all happen tonight, Friday night 27 August 2010, with only 2 of the 4 games broadcast live on TV, that of WP vs Free State Cheetahs (SuperSport 1) and Pumas vs Blue Bulls (SuperSport 7)
Here are the Team sheets:
The Blue Bulls came from behind to edge Griquas 39-38 in an Absa Currie Cup match at Loftus courtesy of a missed conversion from the visitors’ captain Nass Olivier.
Blue Bulls (14) 39 / Griquas (27) 38 (Final Score)
The Vodacom Blue Bulls hosted the GWK Griquas at Loftus at 19:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was NOT BROADCAST live on TV in SA.
The Blue Bulls won by a single point, 39 / 38, after Naas Olivier missed the last conversion to win the game for Griquas.
Bulls got out of jail….
Jaco van der Westhuizen nearly cost the Blue Bulls another game this season…..
(Despite what SuperSport and Brenden Nel says that Griquas won, they are wrong… it is official, the Blue Bulls won. Brenden Nel was not even here at the game with us, simple as that! Read What SAPA says, what JJ Harmse says, what Vata Ngobeni of Pretoria News says…. and above all believe me!)
Here are the Currie Cup Teams for the weekend, as they are announced.
Western Province rugby will have you believe that they are well pleased with a ‘test-like’ victory over their arch-rivals the Blue Bulls on the weekend, but the reality is that the team that took more from this game is in fact the men from Pretoria. Continue reading
The Vodacom Blue Bulls will need to find a new captain this week ahead of their tough encounter against Griqualand West in Friday night’s Absa Currie Cup action after Gary Botha was ruled out for four weeks with a medial knee ligament tear.
Both Gary Botha and Derick Kuün are on the injury list after Saturday’s momentous clash against WP. Dewald Potgieter and Zane Kirshner are also injured in addition to being with the Springbok squad.
WP (6) 15 / Blue Bulls (3) 12 (Final Score)
Vodacom WP hosted the Blue Bulls at Newlands, Cape Town at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
In a very hard match, only penalties at goal decided the game, 5 by Willem de Waal and 4 by Jacques-Louis Potgieter.
Wp win by 15 / 12.
Another 4 head to head games are in the offing this weekend in the Currie Cup Premier Division.
They are:
Friday 13 Auust 2010:
- GWK Griquas vs Barloworld Toyota Pumas – GWK Park, Kimberley at 19:00 SA Time
- Platinum Leopards vs Sharks – Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg at 19:10 SA Time
Saturday 14 August 2010:
- Xerox Lions vs Vodacom Free State Cheetahs – Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 SA Time
- Vodacom Western Province vs Vodacom Blue Bulls – Newlands, Cape Town at 17:05 SA Time
Zane Kirchner is back at the Blue Bulls and will start his first Absa Currie Cup match of the season, when the defending champions take on Western Province at Newlands on Saturday.
Blue Bulls (26) 43 / Leopards (10) 38 (Final Score)
The Blue Bulls hosted the Leopards at Loftus, Pretoria at 19:10 on Friday night 6 August 2010. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Bulls won by a measly 5 points and was hugely fragile on defence tonight…. they will have to change a few gears if they do not want WP to knock them for a big six next week!
The Bulls scored 6 tries to the Leopards 5 tries and managed to gather their bonus point win, but they wee patchy, to say the least.
Not good enough Bulls!
We are already well into the Currie Cup Premier Competition of 2010, with WP, The Sharks and Griquas, setting the pace so far and The Leopards and Pumas hanging on at the bottom.
This weekend sees another 4 matches, as follows:
- Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Platinum Leopards – Loftus at 19:10 SA Time on Friday 6 August 2010
- Barloworld Toyota Pumas vs Vodacom Free State Cheetahs – Witbank at 15:00 on Saturday 7 August 2010
- GWK Griquas vs Vodacom Western Province – GWK Park, Kimberley at 15:00 on Saturday 7 August 2010
- Sharks vs Xerox Lions – ABSA Stadium, Durban at 17:05 on Saturday 7 August 2010
The yearly U/18 Craven Week is underway from Monday 28 June 2010.
With this Article we look at RESULTS, LOGS & FIXTURES.
Results:
| 3 | Free State | 42 | – | 21 | WP | North West Stadium, Welkom | Info |
| 3 | Border CD | 5 | – | 65 | Leopards | Welkom THS | Info |
| 3 | Namibia | 21 | – | 30 | Zimbabwe | North West Stadium B | Info |
| 3 | Griquas | 29 | – | 7 | Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom | Info |
| 3 | EP | 34 | – | 20 | Border | Welkom THS | Info |
| 3 | Blue Bulls | 38 | – | 15 | Valke | North West Stadium B | Info |
| 3 | Lions | 28 | – | 11 | Pumas | North West Stadium, Welkom | Info |
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:13
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For years the Sharks have lead South African rugby, if not world rugby, in the way they market their brand and team oozing success at all levels, but it seems to me that lately they are doing their level best to destroy all this. Continue reading
Another great McLook(back) article.
When i saw this article i could not resist the temptation to put it up here. I know we are a long way off in deciding the finalists for the Super 14 title. But the Suer 14 game of the year in the South African context might just be the old North vs South rivalry on the 15th of May 2010.
Add to it a possible repeat in the playoffs. Mouth watering prospects
Juandre Kruger, who is currently playing in the English Premiership for the Northampton Saints, has signed with the Blue Bulls. Continue reading
Springbok number 8 Pierre Spies has been ruled out of the Vodacom Bulls Super 14 squad for Saturday’s warm-up match against the Lions in Polokwane. Continue reading
Pedrie Wannenburg will have to step out of controversy to play a key role for the Bulls in the Super14 following the news that Dewald Potgieter will miss at least the first two weeks of the tournament with a knee injury. Continue reading
The Bulls were dealt another injury blow in the build-up to the defence of their Super 14 crown with the news that Emerging Springbok captain and Bok loose forward Dewald Potgieter has been sidelined through a training ground injury. Continue reading
Pretoria – The Vodacom Bulls were dealt a setback when a freak accident ruled out Springbok utility back Francois Hougaard for up to six weeks. Continue reading
The Bulls started training again on Monday after their festive break, with hooker Botha back after an absence of two seasons. Continue reading
The Bulls will play one warm-up fixture against the Lions on January 30 in Polokwane before their Super 14 campaign kicks off on February 12 in Bloemfontein against the Cheetahs. Continue reading
Right, the day has finally arrived! Only minutes… and counting to the kick-off of the 2009 Currie Cup Final between the Blue Bulls and Free State Cheetahs. Continue reading